Seagate Momentus ST95005620AS 500 GB Internal Hard Drive - SATA/300 - 7200 rpm - 32 MB Buffer - 2.5"
The Seagate Momentus XT drive offers hybrid storage with Adaptive Memory technology, enabling the drive to deliver higher capacity and SSD-like performance. The Momentus XT drive is designed for all standard laptop PCs and is OS-, driver- and software-independent, making this drive easy to integrate and easy to use. Adaptive Memory technology enables the drive to tailor its performance to the user. Whether you are gaming, editing digital media or crunching numbers, the performance is optimized and ready for your next move.
Adaptive Memory technology is a Seagate data management technique that constantly monitors and quickly recalls data usage and preferences. It places files and data that the user will likely access again and again into the solid state portion of the drive. When the user requires the data or application file, it already sits in an instantly accessible location, thereby customizing system performance for the user. Constant monitoring dynamically improves overall response time based on personal usage. You can perform at your best no matter how you use your laptop PC.
Seagate is a manufacturer of hard drives and storage solutions. Seagate was founded in 1979 and started with the trading name of Shugart Technologies. Seagate's nominal headquarters is located in the Cayman Islands. Seagate originally started off as a disc drive manufacturer in 1979 when co-founded by Al Shugart, Tom Mitchell, Doug Mahon, Finis Conner and Sayed Iftakher. Seagate secured a contract in the 1980s to be a major OEM supplier of IBM's first personal computer to contain a hard disk - this later fueled Seagate's early growth. Seagate today employs over 54,000 employees and has a Revenue of US$12.708 billion.